Morning brief: Ukraine denies involvement in alleged drone attack, Trump's NYT lawsuit dismissed, and more
Morning brief
In the latest, Russia'sdeputy chairman of theSecurity Council, Dmitry Medvedev, said there are no other options left other than the physical elimination ofVladimir Zelensky "and his clique". In other news,former US President Donald Trump calledwriter E. Jean Carroll'sclaims a “ridiculous, disgusting story”while denying rape allegations against him in a video testimony. Additionally, Trump's lawsuit against the New York Times has been dismissed by a US judge. The US Federal Reserve has raised its interest rates for the 10th consecutive time, indicating a pause in further hike.
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No choice but to physically eliminate Zelensky: Russia after drone assassination attempt on Putin
After President Vladimir Putin was targeted by Ukraine in a drone assassination attack, the country's deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev,in a strong-worded statement said Wednesday that now there are no other options left other than the physical elimination of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky "and his clique," reported TASS news agency.
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A New York judge dismissed Donald Trump's 2021 lawsuit in which he claimed that New York Times reporters had engaged in a "insidious plot" to obtain his tax records.
Additionally, the former president has been mandated to cover all legal costs and fees endured by the New York Times and its reporters. According to the lawsuit, the newspaper tracked down Mary Trump, Trump's niece, and convinced her "to smuggle the records out of her attorney's office."
US: One killed, four injured in shooting at medical facility in Atlanta, suspect arrested
At least one person has been killed andfourothers were injured after a shooting incident in the US state of Georgia's capital city of Atlanta, on Wednesday (May 3), said theAtlanta Police Department. The manaccused of opening fire in the waiting room of amedical facility in Atlanta on Wednesday, killing a woman and wounding four others, was arrested in a neighbouring county after hours ofmanhunt, police said.
Trump calls E. Jean Carroll’s rape claim ‘ridiculous, disgusting story’ in video testimony at trial
Former United States President Donald Trump while denying rape allegations against him by writer E. Jean Carroll called her claims a “ridiculous, disgusting story” in a deposition video played on Wednesday (May 3). This comes amid the ongoing civil trial against the former president as he has sought to defend himself without testifying in person.
US Federal Reserve announces quarter-point interest rate hike, signals potential pause
The United States Federal Reserve raised its interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point for a 10thconsecutive time, on Wednesday (May 3), while indicating a pause in further increases. This comes amid recent bank failures as well as Congress’ ongoing deadlock over the debt ceiling issue.
The central bank has been aggressively raising interest rates since March, last year, in a bid to control the US’ soaring inflation and pushed its benchmark overnight interest rate somewhere in the 5.00 per cent and 5.25 per cent range. In the statement, the Fed also said that it would “take into account” the impact of tighter monetary policy and “economic and financial developments” going forward.